Historic site · New York
Oyster Bay 9/11 Memorial
Oyster Bay 9/11 Memorial is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 2 m. Buttermilk Hill stands 211 m to the northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Robert "Beater" Hornosky, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Merritt Parkway passes 13 miles off.
What the record says
- Material
- steel
- Inscription
- Like this piece of steel from the Twin Towers, we will remain strong and remember the rescuers, family members, friends, and all the innocent lost on September 11, 2001.
How to reach it
Coordinates40.87635, -73.53666
- 13.2 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
- 16.0 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 20.6 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Grumman ave/ Merritt pkwy bridge · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Park: 0.2 mi
- Gerard Beekman Memorial Park: 0.2 mi
- Townsend Park: 0.3 mi
- Raynham Hall Museum: 0.4 mi
- Triangle Park: 0.8 mi
Beaches
- Beekman Beach: 0.2 mi
- West Harbor Beach: 2.0 mi
- Ferry Beach: 2.3 mi
- Soundside Beach: 2.3 mi
- Centre Island Beach: 2.5 mi
Peaks
- Mill Neck Peak: 0.6 mi
- Sagamore Hill: 1.9 mi
- Harrison Williams Woods Peak: 2.7 mi
- Caumsett State Historic Park Preserve Peak: 5.5 mi
- West Hills: 6.9 mi
Museums
- 20th Century Cycles: 0.2 mi
- Oyster Bay Railroad Station Museum: 0.3 mi
- Raynham Hall Museum: 0.4 mi
- Oyster Bay Railroad Museum Display Yard: 0.4 mi
- Earle-Wightman House Museum: 0.5 mi
Nature reserves
- Bertha and Reginald Rose Refuge: 1.5 mi
- Shu Swamp Preserve: 1.6 mi
- Theodore Roosevelt Sanctuary and Audubon Center: 1.6 mi
- Smithers Connector Parcel: 1.6 mi
- O'Rourke Preserve: 1.6 mi
Artworks
- Theodore Roosevelt: 0.3 mi
- 71 West Main Street Horse: 0.3 mi
- Teddy's Express: 0.5 mi
- Coach Meeting House Mural: 0.5 mi
- Pietà: 0.7 mi
Attractions: 57
- Oyster Bay Railroad Station Turntable: 0.4 mi
- ATCG Tower: 3.8 mi
- Suffolk County Vanderbilt Planetarium: 9.1 mi
- Bush-Lyon Homestead: 11.7 mi
- Darien Arts Center: 13.4 mi
Gardens: 53
- Brooke Jackman Memorial Reading Garden: 0.3 mi
- Victorian Garden: 0.4 mi
- Colonial Garden: 0.4 mi
- Pine Hollow Cemetery Perennial Garden: 1.1 mi
- Gordon E. Jones Synoptic Garden: 1.2 mi
Historic sites: 47
- Robert "Beater" Hornosky: 0.0 mi
- Western Waterfront 9/11 Memorial: 0.1 mi
- Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Park: 0.1 mi
- Sgt. James A. Harrington Jr. Memorial Pier: 0.2 mi
- Christeen: 0.2 mi
Picnic sites: 30
- Upper Education Area: 1.5 mi
- Lower Education Area: 1.6 mi
- Picnic Area C: 5.3 mi
- Picnic Area A & B: 5.3 mi
- Reserved Picnic Site: 9.4 mi
Cliffs: 9
- Cooper Bluff: 2.5 mi
- Northwest Bluff: 4.0 mi
- Caumsett State Historic Park Bluffs: 5.5 mi
- Duck Island Bluff: 8.9 mi
- Palisades: 20.7 mi
Lighthouses: 6
- Cold Spring Harbor Light: 2.5 mi
- Eatons Neck Light: 9.1 mi
- Stamford Harbor Ledge Light: 9.5 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 10.1 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 10.5 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Long Island Welcome Center: 12.6 mi
- RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 17.1 mi
- RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 17.1 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Farms Falls: 17.7 mi
- The Loch: 22.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Cuties Island: 11.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.8 miles of Oyster Bay 9/11 Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buttermilk Hill | NW 319° | 211 m | 21.6 mi |
| Reynolds Hill | NW 323° | 180 m | 19.9 mi |
| Round Hill | NNW 336° | 172 m | 17.3 mi |
| Cooney Hill | NNW 327° | 170 m | 18.6 mi |
| Kennelwood Hill | NW 319° | 156 m | 17.5 mi |
| Kykuit Hill | NW 313° | 147 m | 21.8 mi |
| Beaver Hill | NW 311° | 140 m | 20.1 mi |
| Canoe Hill | N 8° | 140 m | 20.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:30 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:23 | 19:49 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:17 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:46 | 16:30 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 33 | 39 | 50 | 60 | 69 | 75 | 73 | 67 | 56 | 46 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.1 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Centerport, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1064716502
Day trips start here
- Oyster Bay · 1 mi
- Bayville · 2 mi
- Glen Cove · 5 mi
- Port Washington · 8 mi
- Roslyn · 8 mi
- South Oyster Bay · 8 mi
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